Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 419 › Conversation 419-012
Nixon alone in his EOB office on Press relations and Vietnam War
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:36 AM–8:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 42 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a memorandum for the file regarding political and administrative matters. The recording touches upon strategic considerations concerning press relations, the ongoing situation in Vietnam, and interactions with Senator Pete V. Domenici and various members of Congress. John D. Ehrlichman is also identified as a participant in the broader discussion surrounding these executive priorities.
- Press relations
- Vietnam War
- Pete V. Domenici
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Congressional relations
- Presidential memoranda
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 419-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 419-12
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 8:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[Continued from Conversation No. 419-9]
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Pete V. Domenici [?]
Press relations [?]
-Vietnam
John D. Ehrlichman
Congressmen
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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[This memorandum continues as Conversation No. 419-14]Also recorded on March 14, 1973
- 037-097 8:36 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:36 am.
- 037-098 8:36 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-010 8:36 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:36 am.
- 419-011 8:36 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-013 8:36 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 419-014 8:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 8:55 am.
- 037-099 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.
- 419-015 8:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:55 am to 8:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 419-012, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/419-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).